Landscaping and little koi

I should probably post this under the 2014 pond but it’s really more about gardening. The plants around the skimmer have been moved a few times and with the new filtration cover, I needed some taller plants. Ornamental grass comes in handy. I also thought that some chrysanthemums might be a nice shot of color. I generally do not plant any annuals but these were pretty inexpensive at Home Depot today.

New plants:

I also noticed that my raspberry canes have some berries on them. Since the deer find our plants an open buffet, I netted the canes. Maybe I’ll get to eat some berries in a few weeks!

The last post I shared two minutes of the large koi feeding…today for insomnia relief I have about a minute of little koi feeding. I think the doitsu (red and white large one) gets them all going…

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I grew up in Southern California and graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1982. I was commissioned a military intelligence officer and served with XVIII ABN Corps (Fort Bragg, NC), 82d ABN Div (Fort Bragg, NC) and 42d FA Bde (Germany). I hold a master's degree in early childhood special education and an administrative endorsement in educational supervision.

I moved to Minnesota in 2010 and married a man who happens to enjoy digging holes and constructing waterfalls. I envision that every spring and summer will be spent puttering around a koi pond. Aside from koi, I enjoy starting random hobbies (trapeze lessons, pottery, sumi-e), gardening, reading a good book, drinking tea and a thousand other things that won't fit into this text box.

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